REF: 13859

Beautiful photograph of Victor Hugo taken in 1862, the day of the banquet for Les Misérables

Name: Beautiful photograph of Victor Hugo taken in 1862, the day of the banquet for Les Misérables
SKU: 13859
Price: 1300 EUR
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Victor Hugo (Besançon, 1802/1885)

French poet and writer, member of the French Academy (1841).

Document type: photograph

Nb documents : 1 - Nb pages : Sans - Format : 86 x 53 mm

Lieu : [Bruxelles]

Date : [1862]

Recipient: None

Condition: good

Description :

Rare portrait photographique de Victor Hugo, par Maes, pris le jour du banquet des Misérables, à Bruxelles, en 1862.

Il est légèrement différent de celui reproduit dans l'album de la Pléiade, p. 261, et de ceux que l'on trouve habituellement.

Contrecollé sur carton (23,5 x 15,8 cm) avec filet d'encadrement.

Provenance : vente Christie's 3526, collection Victor Hugo, 4 avril 2012, partie du lot 70.

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Beautiful photograph of Victor Hugo taken in 1862, the day of the banquet for Les Misérables

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